A brilliant victory at the Grand Prix of Japan this weekend saw Marquez make yet more history by becoming the youngest rider in the history of the sport to win five premier class world titles, smashing a host of other records along the way.

Yuasa has been a team sponsor of HRC Repsol Honda since Marquez made his MotoGP debut in 2013, having already won the 125cc and Moto2 World Championships. The battery manufacturer has since helped to power him to over 43 MotoGP race wins and 76 podium finishes.

Marquez tied up this year’s championship with his eighth win of 2018 after starting from sixth on the grid. Marc immediately recovered to second place at the start before a race-long battle with title contender Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow. With two laps remaining, Dovizioso crashed out of the race, just after Marc had passed him in preparation for a last-lap duel.

With his eighth win of 2018 and the 69th in his career (across all classes), Marquez becomes the youngest rider of all time to reach the milestone of seven World Championships (125cc in 2010, Moto2 in 2012 and MotoGP in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018); He does this at the age of 25 years and 246 days, taking the record from Mike Hailwood, who was 26 years and 140 days old when he won his seventh title, the 1966 350cc crown.

As an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and motorcycle battery supplier to all the world’s top bike brands, Yuasa are a number one choice for quality, reliability and performance.

James Douglas, Marketing and Product Manager for GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK Ltd. Said: “We’re absolutely delighted that Marquez has claimed his fifth MotoGP World championship title in such dominant style. He is undoubtably one of the sport’s greats, and his achievements at such a young age prove he is one of motorcycle racing’s all-time greats.”

“Since becoming a major sponsor of HRC Repsol Honda in 2013 we have enjoyed unprecedented success with the team. Yuasa’s core values are reliability, quality and performance and our partnership with Repsol Honda strongly mirrors this. We also believe that success is achieved through teamwork and this is continuously demonstrated by their strong team ethics.

“We are delighted to be able to share in the success of Marc Marquez and the team. We can’t wait to see what more they can go on to achieve in the future.”